Wayne Coyne’s Artwork Will Make Its Debut at Baltimore Museum

The Flaming Lips are pretty much synonymous for the larger-than-life theatrics and visuals that dominate their music and live shows. As such, it seems like a logical next step for frontman Wayne Coyne’s artwork to make its debut at an upcoming exhibit at Baltimore’s American Visionary Art Museum.

Coyne’s work -- including a sculpture titled, “King Mouth,” which can be seen below -- will be part of AVAM’s The Big Hope Show exhibit. According to a press release, it will “thematically explore issues relating to hope and transcendent survival showcase works from dozens of visionary artists and thinkers, including drawings, sculpture, and an immersive installation.”

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Coyne’s work was in part driven by his experience being held at gunpoint during a robbery in the ‘80s.

“Wayne Coyne’s work is among the most jubilant in our Big Hope Show,” AVAM founder Rebecca Hoffberger said in a statement. “Surviving a violent, near-death experience awakened in him a joy and a tsunami of endless creativity rarely seen in anyone. His drawings remind me of those most believed by [Antoine de] Saint-Exupéry.”

The exhibit will open on Oct. 3 and is scheduled to run through August of next year. It will also feature artwork and photos by Bob Adams, who documented behind-the-scenes of John Waters' productions, Chris Roberts-Antieau, Margaret Munz-Losch and more.

In addition to his upcoming AVAM exhibit, Coyne and the rest of the Flaming Lips are currently on tour. It continues Aug. 7 in Bethlehem, Pa., where the band will play this year’s Musikfest. Check out a complete list of upcoming stops bleow: